The COVID-19 surge across Boston is continuing and Mayor Martin Walsh said the city is focusing its efforts on neighborhoods like East Boston that have a high volume of community spread ahead of the Christmas holiday. According to the latest…
Author: John Lynds
BPDA Opens Applications for $49,000 of Community Benefits Fund
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) announced that it is now accepting applications for approximately $49,000 of community benefits funding, which was secured through the Article 80 process for the Hodge Boiler Works project under construction at 99 Sumner…
Outdoor Seating on Private Property Extended, Public Space Program Ends
Mayor Martin Walsh reminded owners that outdoor dining on private property was extended indefinitely without the need for further permits. However, the city’s “Public Space” program expired last Tuesday. Restaurant owners in East Boston who tried to increase business by…
Helping Families: Annual Eastie’s Elves Toy Drive Fundraiser to Switch Gears Due to COVID-19
Usually around this time a year, East Boston would be buzzing with holiday cheer. However, neighborhood tree lightings, holiday parties and community events have all fallen victim to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers of one such yearly event that has…
Ruggiero Family Memorial Home Hosts Toy Drive in Honor of the Late Peter Felt
Just after Christmas last year, the man who brought smiles to thousands of faces over the years portraying Santa Clause at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home-sponsored tree lighting in Orient Heights Square and other community events died suddenly. Peter Felt…
Eastie’s Positive Test Rate Increases Dramatically Post-Thanksgiving
As experts predicted, the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge is here and numbers are once again through the roof in East Boston. After a 35 percent decrease in the local COVID positive test rate during Thanksgiving week, those testing positive for COVID…
Roy’s Cold Cuts on Marion Street Turns 60
When you step into Roy’s Cold Cuts and Pizzeria in East Boston it’s like stepping back in time. Inside the Antonuccio Family-owned sub shop at 198 Marion St. very little has changed. The counters and deli slicer are in the…
NOAH’s Manlio Mendez Honored by Rep. Madaro and the MBLLC
Rep. Adrian Madaro and the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus (MBLLC) recently honored NOAH’s (Neighborhood of Affordable Housing) Manlio Mendez as a Latinx Trailblazer for his continued impact on the East Boston community despite grim challenges. Madaro nominated Mendez…
Community Updated on East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Parcels
The proposed housing development on Bremen and Orleans Streets adjacent to the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway will most likely now incorporate some of the suggestions from the neighbors. The ongoing talks are between the community, the East Boston Neighborhood Health…
Community Leaders Remembered: John Lawrence Forbes, Longtime Director of the East Boston Social Centers, at 91
John Lawrence Forbes,who was a mentor to thousands of East Boston youth during his 15 year tenure as director of the East Boston Social Centers, has died. Forbes, whose family name would become synonymous with youth activities and youth development…